intempestum

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From intempestus. As a noun, from earlier use of the adjective in reference to intempesta nox (“dismal/unhealthy night”) as both a time of night and goddess.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /in.temˈpes.tum/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛmˈpɛs̠t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.temˈpes.tum/, [in̪t̪emˈpɛst̪um]

Adjective edit

intempestum

inflection of intempestus:
1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
2. accusative masculine singular

Noun edit

intempestum n (genitive intempestī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) midnight; the time around midnight.

Usage notes edit

In Medieval use (e.g., Bede), sometimes conceived as a particular period of night lasting from conticinium, when most animals became quiet, to gallicinium, when roosters began to crow.

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	intempestum	intempesta
Genitive	intempestī	intempestōrum
Dative	intempestō	intempestīs
Accusative	intempestum	intempesta
Ablative	intempestō	intempestīs
Vocative	intempestum	intempesta

References edit

"Anglo-Saxon Manual of Astronomy", p. 6, in Popular Treatises on Science Written during the Middle Ages (1841), London: Historical Society of Science.